Computer Science Symposia
Computer Science & Information Technology Symposium 2003
Session Presentations
Object Oriented Design—Think Big
by Timothy A. Budd
Object Oriented Design can and should be taught as an independent
topic to
the instruction of a specific programming language, such as Java. In
this presentation
I will illustrate a language neutral introduction to the primary OOP
concepts,
and then continue with an example exercise in OOP design. In the
process, I
will illustrate how working with designs that are much larger than
students
are actually able to program can help solidify the concepts of
classes, encapsulation,
composition, inheritance, and interaction.
Commentary:
Budd put forward the idea that we are now in the third era of
computer science,
where the emphasis is on the move toward a service-centered view of
computing
which is fundamentally different than what has happened before. In
order to
encourage students to more accurately view programming as a means of
solving
specific problems elegantly and efficiently, he argues that students
must be
taught design before they begin to program. Doing so, he says, would
give them
a better understanding of what it means to be object oriented, and
allow them
to appreciate why OO languages are designed as they are.
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